WWI Texas veteran posthumously awarded Purple Heart [Image 1 of 4]

GOLDTHWAITE, TX, UNITED STATES

01.11.2014

Barbara Carmon, niece of Army Pvt. Virgil Lacey, a deceased American soldier who lost his life valiantly fighting for his country during World War I operations in France, applauds along with friends and four generations of family members after Leon Lacey accepted a Purple Heart for his uncle. Brig. Gen. Clark W. LeMasters Jr., commanding general of 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), presented the long-overdue award at Mills County courthouse in Goldthwaite, Texas, Jan. 11. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason Kucera, 13th SC (E) Public Affairs Office)